I just got an email from Cagora, announcing their new Community Marketing Apprenticeship Program. What really caught my interest in their email, was a bit about something Forrester Research said:
Forrester Research’s prediction that the Cagora Business
Model of Local and Special Interest Community Marketplaces is
going to be ‘The New Era of the Social Web’… and you’re
invited to Capitalize on this.
Now that’s big! Forrester Research is a well respected research firm, so for them to say that, that’s big! ( Find out more about Cagora )
Anyhow… it looks like Cagora is starting a new Marketing Apprenticeship Program.
Here’s how they described it in the email
Cagora is about to move into its ‘Community Building’ Phase and we’re
kicking into that with a Training Course on how you can leverage
Community Marketing and Community Commerce to dominate a niche or opportunities in your local community.
Our Community Blueprint plan is a big part of making this happen
and we’re finishing off the rework of this to turn it into a much
simpler step-by-step guide.
We are launching on June 1st a ‘Community Marketing Apprentice’
program that will guide people through how they can profit from
Community Commerce for years to come, simply by kickstarting a
Community.
If you haven’t caught one of our recent videos, you may have
missed Forrester Research’s prediction that the Cagora Business
Model of Local and Special Interest Community Marketplaces is
going to be ‘The New Era of the Social Web’… and you’re
invited to Capitalize on this.
You can check out all the details, (although we will
be doing a few updates to this page over the next 24 hours)
before we open the gates and give 100 people an opportunity
to be a Community Partner without needing to outlay money
upfront.
Sounds interesting!
What is Cagora? Cagora is a unique local search concept, that may become the next big thing on the internet. The best way to explain Cagora is that it’s combination of online directories, social networking, marketplaces, and local search that includes funding nonprofits and charities.
The Cagora program is a “crowdsourcing” concept, which means it is community created program.
With Cagora, a business can get first page results in Google, without having to pay a cent to get there. Then, once the business is there, they simply pay just $297. Talk about low risk with big reward! Cagora brings a business into 1st page Google results in a very unique way which you can learn more about here.
There are revenue opportunities throughout the program. Below are some of the different opportunities on Cagora:
1) You can become a Cagora Community Partner, which means you can buy into a zipcode, a keyword, a city, a state, etc., and continually earn money through a blueprint system on everything that happens within that community, which can be very lucrative. There are of course limited Community Partnerships available, so if you want to do this, you should secure your niche, your zipcode, your city, your state, etc. You can get more details here
2) You can become a Cagora Community Sponsor and earn passive income. Here’s information on that here.
3) You can become a Cagora affiliate, and earn revenue from people that you refer to Cagora communities. To learn more about the Cagora affiliate program, go here.
4) If you are a registered charity, or if you are a club, school, or other organization, you can earn revenue on Cagora as well. To learn more about the different fundraising options that are available, go here.
It’s certainly an interesting concept that has peaked my interest. I’ve decided to join the affiliate program. If you join the affiliate program ( which is free ) before March 31st, you will benefit from a 2nd Tier affiliate structure, which means you will get paid on what the affiliates that you recruit earn. After March 31st, Cagora will not be offering the 2nd tier affiliate option.
I think it’s worth joining now (even if you don’t do anything with Cagora just yet) so that you have the 2nd tier option. You want to have that in your pocket. I have the feeling that in a year or so, when you see how this plays out on the internet and the buzz that surrounds it, you’ll wish that you had that 2nd Tier affiliate option. Here’s the link to join: http://cagora.com/launchearn/go/localsearch
